UNCFanatik Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 My wife works at a Nursing home which employs Registered Nurses. They have the same brand rapid tests that Royal is currently selling on the royal website its states below the requirements. SO my question are: 1. If we have an RN at the Nursing Home perform the tests on my family, does that meet requirements below. 2. I have heard varying stories about what is an acceptable results document and that are DOB needs to be included but thats not stated below. 3. If points 1 & 2 are valid, then all the RN would need to do is just type up a results document as outlined below? Would it raise a red flag because tests were administered at Nursing Home? The test must be supervised by a health professional, such as a doctor, pharmacy technician, public health worker, or telehealth professional. Telehealth testing at home is only accepted for vaccinated guests, and only when it is conducted under live video supervision. Learn more about acceptable telehealth tests including our home test kit. You must receive a valid results document from your test provider that includes provider name, your name, the date the test was taken, type of test, and your negative result. This can be a printed document, email, or telehealth app notification. Handwritten doctor’s notes will not be accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, UNCFanatik said: 1. If we have an RN at the Nursing Home perform the tests on my family, does that meet requirements below. I'm not entirely sure, but if the test result can be printed (as opposed to hand written), that may go a long way. They didn't really specify which providers are and are not acceptable. UNCFanatik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 I would think with the results printed (on the nursing homes letterhead) that it should work. Having an actual RN do the test should be more that acceptable as long as it was typed out, emailed and/or printed. I would be interested to hear how this pans out if that is what they do. Good Luck! KristiZ and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doak Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 I think I read on RCL website that a physician note was not good enough. The results had to be from a lab. Baked Alaska and Rob&Ana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 Do you want to bet your cruise on it? I would not. Hoppy2cruise, stevendom57, Neesa and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Doak said: I think I read on RCL website that a physician note was not good enough. The results had to be from a lab. If you get tested at say Walgreens or CVS - they are not a lab and those work. I would hope that a Doctor trumps a "trained" video person all day long. Doak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, whitsmom said: If you get tested at say Walgreens or CVS - they are not a lab and those work. I would hope that a Doctor trumps a "trained" video person all day long. Well let's put it this way... I am with Florida's largest health care provider system and we here on the Suncoast do not do travel covid tests. We defer to the pharmacies. Now if your are having symptoms and need to be tested for treatment we will do that all day long and on the weekends. RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said: Well let's put it this way... I am with Florida's largest health care provider system and we here on the Suncoast do not do travel covid tests. We defer to the pharmacies. Now if your are having symptoms and need to be tested for treatment we will do that all day long and on the weekends. What I was saying is that "if" a doctor's office did a test that it should work as long as it wasn't hand written. Thankfully, we don't have to test for our two cruises until the Summer 2022. I am hoping that by then we won't have to but I am not holding my breath... Jolly Ogre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose7563 Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said: Do you want to bet your cruise on it? I would not. Agreed, why even take the chance. CVS, Walgreens and the at home test is what the workers at the ports are going to recognize the most with no additional questions. Why go there on a hope and prayer they accept this unless as a last resort IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, whitsmom said: What I was saying is that "if" a doctor's office did a test that it should work as long as it wasn't hand written. Thankfully, we don't have to test for our two cruises until the Summer 2022. I am hoping that by then we won't have to but I am not holding my breath... Yes fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeGK Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 The test itself may have details on who is qualified to conduct/interpret the test. In many areas, RNs are considered qualified to collect samples, but not interpret them (not saying I agree with this, it just is how it is). My personal feeling is I wouldn't want to risk my cruise if I wasn't 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, whitsmom said: If you get tested at say Walgreens or CVS - they are not a lab and those work. I would hope that a Doctor trumps a "trained" video person all day long. CVS and Walgreens are labs, in as much as they have been credentialed by ASCP to provide laboratory services. No way would I take a chance on a typed letter from an RN at a nursing home with no credentials to provide proof of lab results. (and I too am a medical professional and don't believe this would pass muster) RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 Thank you everyone that offered an answer. I was also trying to be cheap....lol But as mentioned, its not worth betting a cruise over. I wish Royal would provide a clearer answer on their website as i copied that straight from them SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob&Ana Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 I agree, I would not take the chance. Doak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doak Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said: Well let's put it this way... I am with Florida's largest health care provider system and we here on the Suncoast do not do travel covid tests. We defer to the pharmacies. Now if your are having symptoms and need to be tested for treatment we will do that all day long and on the weekends. Where on the Suncoast I retired from Pinellas county lived in Tarpon but now in Vero Beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 16 hours ago, Doak said: Where on the Suncoast I retired from Pinellas county lived in Tarpon but now in Vero Beach. South of Tampa...not going to get into specific locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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